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War damage to Hospital

Date

19th April 2024

Additional information

German aircraft bombed Exminster Hospital in April 1942. The Military Infirmary and Farm Ward were badly damaged and the Engineer's House was demolished. There were service and civilian casualties and there was a huge crater on the lawn in front of the Hospital.
Ken A Beer

Credit

Exminster Archives

Tags

1942, air-raid, bomb, Engineer's House, Farm Ward, Military Infirmary, war

Citation

“War damage to Hospital,” Remembering the Mental Hospital, accessed April 19, 2024, https://rememberingdcmh.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/590.